Cake-baking pan



N0. 6l6,87|. Patented Ian. 3', 1899.

V. D. ALLEN.

CAKE BAKING PAN.

(Application filed Nov. 4, 1893.)

(No Model.)

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CAKE-BAKING PAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,871, dated January3, 1899. Application filed November 4, 1893- Serial No. 489,982. (Nomodel.)

T0 at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, VIRGIL D. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at O0- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cake-Baking Pans,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of cake-pans of that classwherein a detachable bottom plate is provided. The objects of myinvention are to provide an improved cakepan of this class of superiorconstruction, to provide improved detachable connections between saidbottom plate and the pan wall or band, and to produce the same in aneat, simple, and inexpensive form. These objects I accomplish in themanner illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved cake-pan, showing the bottomdetachedtherefrom. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section of said pan,showing the bottom connected therewith. Fig. 8 is a detail sectionalview of a portion of said pan, showing a modification in the manner offorming a connection between the pan-wall and bottom plate; and Fig. 4is a plan View of a portion of said pan.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throu ghout the several views.

a represents the pan body or wall, which, as shown, is in the form of acircular band and serves in the usual manner to form the pan sides. Informing this pan band or body I reinforce the upper and lower edgesthereof by doubling the same against the pan-wall, as indicated at b.

0 represents the bottom plate, which, as

shown in the drawings, consists of a disk hav ing a downturned edgeportion or flange, as indicated at c, said flange terminating in anoutwardly and thence inwardlycoiled roll cl,

said roll forming, as shown in the drawings, a continuouscircumferential bead about the base of the bottom flange. In formingatemporary connection between said bottom and the band the lower portionof the latter is made to fit snugly about, as shown, the upper portionof the side or flange c of said bottom plate, while the lower reinforcededge of the band may rest upon the roll cl, or, as indicated in Fig. 3of the drawings, said edge may be forced downward between the inner coilof the roll and the bottom flange, the roll thus being made to serve thepurpose of a spring catch to form a more secure connection between thepan bottom and band.

From the construction herein shown and described it is evident that thebottom mayv be readily pulled downward and disengaged from the side bandand that the cake which has been baked in said pan may then be easilyremoved from said plate without cutting or mutilating the cake.

It will be observed that the pan-band is of such form as to admit of itsreversal, both its upper and lower ends being of corresponding size. Itwill also be observed that by my construction the cake-supportingportion of the bottom plate is elevated from the stoveoven plate orother heating-support, which, as will readily be seen, will serve toprevent any tendency of the cake-bottom being burned and facilitate theuniform heating of the cake.

From the construction which I have shown and described it is obviousthat cake-pansof this class may be readily and cheaply produced in aneat, simple, and practical form.

Having now fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a cake-baking pan a flat and solid bottom plate 0 having flangedsides, said sides having a rolled supporting-base, of a band a 'VIRGILD. ALLEN.

In presence of Gno. B. I-IIsoHE, O. O. SHEPHERD.

